The ‘cryptogate’ scandal just won’t go away for Javier Milei – weeks after the President's controversial social media post promoting a scam cryptocurrency, one of his party’s lawmakers has done the same.
This time, however, the post promoting a second version of the ‘$LIBRA’ token, made by the X social media account of La Libertad Avanza lawmaker José Luis Espert, was the result of an alleged hacking.
Espert’s top advisor Jimena Aristizábal, confirmed Thursday night that her boss had been the victim of a cyberattack. He had no knowledge the post made on his account, she confirmed.
The alleged hackers posted a message in favour of the controversial cryptocurrency, reading: "The liberal revolution is advancing in Argentina! We are launching $LIBRA V2, a project dedicated to boosting the Argentine economy, supporting entrepreneurs and SMEs with transparent and decentralised private financing.”
Details about the currency were added, along with a final message declaring: “Argentina has a bright future @JMilei and together we will achieve it.”
The post comes just weeks after Milei found himself at the centre of a storm over the token.
The head of state promoted the cryptocurrency online as a way to stimulate innovation and private-sector investment in Argentina and support his administration, but $LIBRA’s rapid rise and collapse ended in scandal.
Espert confirmed late Thursday in a post on the same social network that his account had been briefly taken over and apologised for any inconvenience.
“I deeply regret to inform you that my account was hacked. The recent messages and posts are not my own, and I apologise to anyone who may have been confused or misunderstood by these malicious actions,” wrote the lawmaker.
“I am taking all necessary steps to regain control of the account and ensure that this does not happen again. I appreciate your understanding and support at this time,” he added.
– TIMES/NA
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